Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for 24 November 2025

Published: 24 November 2025

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting

The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.

Lochaber (at 09:54)

4 routes out this morning due to forecast predicting low road surface temperatures, stood down due to positive temperatures, no other issues overnight.

Sutherland (at 07.03)

Positive road surface temperatures. No action taken.

Skye and Raasay (at 07:19)

No winter Action. Positive road surface temperatures throughout.

Ross & Cromarty East (at 06:30)

Positive road surface temperatures, wet and breezy. No winter action required. No reported overnight issues.

Caithness (at 05:15)

Positive road surface temperatures. No action required no overnight issues to report.

Ward 5 Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (at 06:58)

Positive road surface temperatures, No winter action. No overnight issues reported.

Badenoch and Strathspey (at 07:35)

Positive temperatures and wet roads throughout the area. No winter action needed and no known overnight issues.

Nairn (at 07:32)

Positive temperatures and wet roads throughout the area. No winter action needed and no known overnight issues.

Check for details of school closures at www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures (external link) - please note that this page is cleared at 4pm each day (Monday to Friday).

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Information and flooding advice is available on our website (external link).

A Yellow Weather Warning for ice is currently in place for much of the Highland region.  Information on weather warnings is available on the Met Office website (external link).

For information on power cuts, visit SSEN website (external link).